It’s tough to talk about sci-fi androids without starting here. Robby the Robot (from “Forbidden Planet,” 1956) and Gort (from “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” 1951) kind of set the standard for all ...

For decades, humanoid robots were the stuff of science fiction, appearing in numerous novels, films, and TV shows. Fast forward to the present day, and they have transitioned from the realms of ...

The evil robots are taking over — one Facebook update at a time. In the comedic musical “2010: Our Hideous Future,” the dystopian visions of the future found in films such as “The Terminator” and ...

TOKYO — At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust. Hooked up ...